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unbar

[uhn-bahr] / ʌnˈbɑr /




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Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

I cried, “why did you unbar the door?”

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

“She is within and safe; Natalya is with her,” came Yossof’s quavering voice, as he labored to unbar the gates.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

It takes only a minute to cross the hall and unbar the front doors.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

Etym., débacler, French, to unbar, to break up as a river does at the cessation of a long-continued frost.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir




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